Roosevelt Campaign Parade in Chicago Hotel Scenes
Chicago reporters and hotel staff document the Roosevelt Taft convention hub at the Annex. Photographers circle Senator Dixon while misidentifying others, bell boys shuttle delegations, and camp chatter blends humor with political strategy.
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Chicago
John Burk
Annex
J. M. Dixon
Montana
Roosevelt
Michigan Avenue
Mohtanan
Panama
Senator Dixon
B_ Butler
Washington
Taft
Boston
All Taft Types Weigh Heavy Delegates Arrive
A visitor notes delegates arriving for the event are robust, calling them all Taft types. Among the heavyweights is A. M Stevenson, Colorado national committeeman from Denver, who weighs more than 300 pounds.
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Taft
A. M Stevenson
Colorado
Denver
Stevenson
Navy orders ships to Havana amid race violence fears
Washington reports a race war situation in Havana and suburbs with anti Negro demonstrations. Admiral Osterhaus to sail from Key West with a dispatch ship and another vessel. US marines to guard foreign properties in eastern Cuba under Admiral Usher. Protection requested by Paracoa and other foreign-owned plantations. Nashville to extend guards near Nipe Bay.
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Washington
Navy Department
State Department
Osterhaus
Key West
Tavana
Beupre
Jiavana
Havana
Hlavana
Usher
Atlantic Fleet
Cuba
Oriente
Paracoa
Nashville
Nipe Bay
Davis
Roosevelt Protest Rally Critiques National Committee Action
Colonel Roosevelt urged Republicans nationwide to protest the Republican National Committee ruling on seats from the Ninth Alabama district. He warned the party would repudiate a nomination achieved in defiance of justice.
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Page
State House
Alabama
Twenty Third District
Blank
Rules Committee
National Committee
America
Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Woodson
Gunfire
Taft
Teddy
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Statue of Columbus Unveiled at Capitol Memorial
A majestic memorial fountain surrounding an heroic Columbus statue was dedicated in the Capitol shade. The ceremony featured a presidential eulogy honoring the sailors who opened the Atlantic and revealed the New World.
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Washington
Christopher Columbus
American Republic
Hall of Fame
Capitol
United States
Atlantic
President Taft Narrowly Escapes Collision Near Old Point
The presidential yacht Mayflower carrying President Taft and Mrs Taft with guests avoided a collision with the steamship Northland of the Norfolk and Washington line near Point Lookout where the Potomac River meets Chesapeake Bay.
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President
Old Point
Taft
Northland
Norfolk and Washington Line
Point Lookout
Potomac River
Chesepeak Bay
Mack Announces Meeting In Baltimore This June
Buffalo national chairman Mack announced a committee on arrangements meeting set for Thursday June 30 in Baltimore. The notice urged attendance by committee members and local officials.
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Mack
Buffalo
Committee On Arrangements
Baltimore
Thugs Dressed as Women Rob Gem Worth 10000
Thugs in disguise attacked Mrs. May Bernheimer at her uptown apartment home and robbed her of gems valued at ten thousand dollars. The incident occurred in a fashionable New York building, with no further details available.
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New York
May Bernheimer
The Only Way
An elder baptizes converts at a revival while a wiry observer warns the elder that a single dip cannot save the old sinner. The man suggests anchoring him in deep water overnight. A separate quip notes women lack math sense and discusses arbitration wages and the devil’s laughter.
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Hound Dwag
Roosevelt Boomers
Col
Cecil Lyon
Dick—Taft
Coliseum Annex
Mr. Dixon
Mr. Dick
Joe
Charley
Joseph Kealing
Indiana
Lucius C. Littauer
Sherman
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Murphy
Roosevelt Press Bureau
Casey Jones
Abe Lincoln
Washington Town
Texas
Yoakum County
Wilson
Charles Hilles
Colonel Lyon
Blackstone Hotel
William H. Taft
Filles
Borah
Senator Borah
Idaho
Jonah K. Kalantanaole
Cupid
Congress
Coliseum
Hawaii
Congress Hotel
Prince Kalanionaole
Prince Cupid
C A. Rice
H L. Holstein
A. Horner
S. Parker
Mark Hanna
Prince
Cuban
Cordelia
Winston
Garfield
Chattanooga
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta
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